Social housing in West Lancashire
14.3% of households in West Lancashire are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in West Lancashire?
West Lancashire ranks 194th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 48,533 households, 6,953 are social homes (14.3%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does West Lancashire compare with the UK average?
At -3.2 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, West Lancashire sits below the national level.
West Lancashire at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about West Lancashire.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, West Lancashire has 73 schools — 69 state-funded and 4 independent. That includes 55 primary and 6 secondary schools. Of the 27 with a published Ofsted grade, 85% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 47 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in West Lancashire, offering about 1,831 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in West Lancashire sits in decile 7 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 16% of its 73 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £2,567 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore West Lancashire
See West Lancashire through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).